New Release Thursday – The Black Queen by Jumata Emill
THE BLACK QUEEN by JUMATA EMILL A REVIEW BY ALEXA DUNCAN How far would you go if the one thing you ever wanted in life was taken away from you? That’s the root of The Black Queen by Jumata Emill, only with way more murder, teenage angst, and drama. The book follows…
In Case You Missed It – All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
ALL MY RAGE by SABAA TAHIR A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Gentle readers, please pardon my prolonged absence. I am back now, however, and ready to review a YA book for you. Today’s book is very long overdue and it is All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir. Tahir is a…
New Release Thursday – Sync by Ellen Hopkins
SYNC by ELLEN HOPKINS A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Ellen Hopkins, a long-time master of YA literature, has been in the game for many years, starting with her much celebrated, much maligned novel, Crank. Since then, Hopkins has been writing hard-hitting stories for young adults that refuse to shy away from…
In Case You Missed It – Homebody by Theo Parish
HOMEBODY by THEO PARISH A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Knowing who we are isn’t always easy…until it is. This is the thesis statement of YA graphic memoir, Homebody by Theo Parish. Told from the perspective of a high school and college-aged Theo, Homebody is a story about discovering who you are, who…
New Release Thursday (Holiday Edition) – No Rules Tonight by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada
NO RULES TONIGHT by KIM HYUN SOOK AND RYAN ESTRADA A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN South Korea has been in the news a lot lately, what with a botched martial law attempt by President Yoon, the subsequent protests, and impeachment. All of this happened (and is still happening) in a…
In Case You Missed It – To Kill a Shadow by Katherine Quinn
TO KILL A SHADOW by KATHERINE QUINN A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Imagine Stephen King’s The Mist meeting a YA fantasy novel. You’ll get To Kill a Shadow by Katherine Quinn. Eighteen-year-old Kiara Frey is a headstrong girl from a nowhere village, and when she gets picked by the royal guard to…
New Release Thursday – The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity 1 by Saka Mikami
THE FRAGRANT FLOWER BLOOMS WITH DIGNITY 1 by SAKA MIKAMI A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN “Two rival schools unalike in dignity,” reads the back copy of the first volume of The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity. This romance manga clearly takes its cues from Romeo and Juliet, boasting rival schools,…
In Case You Missed It – That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally
THAT’S NOT MY NAME by MEGAN LALLY A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Waking up half-dead in a ditch with no memory of how you got there, then being taken home by a man who claims to be your father is a little scary to say the least. This is exactly…
New Release Thursday – To the Bone by Alena Bruzas
TO THE BONE by ALENA BRUZAS A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Imagine living in a place you’ve never been before–so few people have–where you are unwelcome, unwanted, and…you’re starving. Everyone around you is starving, too. This is the reality for Ellis, a teen girl living in the American colony of…